Stay Gold Forever

We sat there, me chugging on my Starbucks Vanilla Latte, you on your Mocha. I lit a cigarette up and took a deep breath. You wrinkled your nose, hating the "disgusting cancer-making stench of smoke". You didn't say anything though. Even if you did, you knew it would fall on deaf ears. JLS played on the speakers as we sat there not talking, watching the world pass by. I had so much to say to you, to ask you, but back then, I couldn't form the sentences I needed to speak. We had too little time left; it was running out.

"Found myself asking
What are you waiting for?
'Cause everyday I love you a little bit more

"I like this song," you broke the silence, "Feels nostalgic, doesn't it?"

I nodded and took another puff.

"Ironic isn't it?" you asked wryly, "Me, oh-so-healthy, has no time left, and you who wants to die, have a long way ahead."

I stared at him, not knowing whether to grin or frown, not knowing if it'll turn into another round of depression.

"Do you ever wonder why?"

I jiggled my leg and took another puff, "I guess it's 'cause of 'His Will be done' and all that jazz."

You chuckled, a sound I hadn't heard in a while. "So what?" you asked, "How is that fair?"

I could see the fear in your eyes.

"I'll be forgotten. Just another somebody who died. Nobody will remember me. Y'all will carry on with your lives and move on. 'Cause I'll just be another somebody who kicked the bucket."

I opened my mouth to say something as 'The Wanted' cut in.


We could rule the world someday, somehow
But we'll never be as bright as we are now.

We're standing in a light that won't fade,
Tomorrow's coming but this won't change,
Cause some days stay gold forever.
The memory of being here with you,
Is one I'm gonna take my life through,
Cause some days stay gold forever.

Both of us stared at the speakers in shock.

Butterflies, butterflies..
We were meant to fly,
You and I, you and I..
Colours in the sky,
When the innocence is dead and gone,
These will be the times we look back on.

We're standing in a light that won't fade,
Tomorrow's coming but this won't change,
Cause some days stay gold forever.
The memory of being here with you,
Is one I'm gonna take my life through,
Cause some days stay gold forever.

I won't, I won't
Let your memory go
Cause your colors they burn so bright,
Who knows, who knows
What tomorrow will hold
But I know that we'll be alright

Cause some days stay gold forever.

The song faded out and I smirked at you, "I think God just answered you."

That was last month. I said 'goodbye' to you last week. I still keep the memory of you with me, because some memories stay gold forever.

Picture By: Royston Toh ; Trinity

Story Inspired By :
The Wanted ; Gold Forever
JLS ; Love You More